In clinical trials, a new male birth control gel seems to adequately reduce sperm count without decreasing libido — though, importantly, it remains to be seen whether it actually prevents pregnancy.

Atlanta - The first birth control pill for women debuted in 1950. But, 73 years later, researchers are still trying to find a form of oral contraception that will work for men. In New York, Cornell ...

The world’s population is expanding while resources are growing scarcer, but as of yet there is no birth control for men aside from condoms or vasectomies. Instead, women are left to grapple with the ...

Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new ...

Women have far more control over their bodies today than we did before the pill was invented. But reproduction is a two-player game, and women still carry a far greater burden than men when it comes ...

A new study suggests that birth-control pills negatively impact women's stress response. A new study shows that birth-control pills negatively impact women's stress response. Women have used ...

A first of its kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test. And that will possibly open the door to a new era of contraception.

Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, a new study has found. However, even then, a person's overall risk of ...

In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom to the streets. The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

There are two parts to this relationship. One, earlier research found that birth control pills may increase the risk of developing lupus. Two, having lupus means some birth control methods are safer ...

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...